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Re:Does Google need a new CEO? by bmurphy1976 on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @11:56AM (#34792214)
The 3D rendering is falling behind what competitors are offering. I also find the UI very convoluted, they are trying to do too much.

And OH MY GOD DO NOT CHANGE MY ZOOM LEVEL!! I spend so much time trying to find the area I want to search, enter Chinese restaurant and it expands to the entire freaking region. PLEASE STOP DOING THAT!!

Re:Does Google need a new CEO? by pastudan on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @12:03PM (#34792334)
OH MY GOD I thought I was the only one who noticed that! I still prefer gmaps for most things, but the zoom out after I narrowed into exactly where I wanted is just infuriating UX. If I wanted that broad of a search I’d just… I dunno… go read a food blog.
Re:Does Google need a new CEO? by prottog on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @12:07PM (#34792400)
> what competitors are offering

What's the competition out there? It seems like every year I scope out Apple Maps and Bing Maps and get disappointed and come back to Google Maps. Is there stuff out there that I'm just not aware of?

Re:Does Google need a new CEO? by bmurphy1976 on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @12:30PM (#34792793)
Google definitely has more features and better data, but they are not focused on providing a better experience and it shows:

https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/13/compared-apple-ma...